Category Archives: Music

Some surf-music

Now try to think of a guy, who is american, plays the guitar, has a touring band, makes not only music but also some movies, and also has tons of admirers (mostly but not only) on the web, and these … Continue reading

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Hurray For Beethoven

Awful atonal music? Apparently, we have Beethoven to blame for it: Beethoven managed to put an end to a noble tradition by inaugurating a barbaric U-turn away from an other-directed music to an inward-directed, narcissistic focus on the composer himself … Continue reading

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L’Alambic Electrique

Meanwhile, in France… We organise a festival on 30 & 31 of july this summer in a small village in Burgundy (220 km south from Paris, France) dedicated to the “70’s – prog – psych – Canterbury – zappaesque” scene. … Continue reading

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Les Paul

Modern Guitars interviews Les Paul: How did you and your jazz friends react to rock ‘n’ roll when it arrived on the scene? LP: We were kind of upset about it – Sinatra, Nat King Cole – all of us. … Continue reading

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Almost Cut My Hair

Who’s this then? Sophia from The Golden Girls? Nope. It’s Phil Spector on trial for the February 2003 shooting death of B-movie star Lana Clarkson. I think Phil’s in dire need of a benevolent hairconsultant. (Thanks TahoeJim!)

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System Of A Down

It would appear the latest System Of A Down is seriously Zappaesque: “With their penchant for tricky time shifts and munchkins-on-helium operatics, SOAD often recall no one so much as — no lie, kids — the late Frank Zappa. Indeed … Continue reading

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Zomby Woof: Republicans

ZW made a beautiful cover of Republicans. I’m just gazing out of my head of amazement. Beautiful. Well, “we” have a tribute-band also (btw: do you like them?), but this is something different. I HAD TO write a few words … Continue reading

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Louie Louie Again

Frank, if you’re upthere, you just have to read this. (Thanks, SOFA!)

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Habemus Conservative Rock-hater

Former cardinal now pope Ratzinger (you know, the guy that made it from Hitler Youth to the Vatican) talks about Pop Devil Music in this 1996 Times article: […] he also warned the young against the “subliminal” satanic influence to … Continue reading

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Nappy On the Radio

Original music of Napoleon Murphy Brock will be broadcast next April 21 on Radio4FM from The Netherlands. The music was orchestrated by composer Tom Trapp. Very curious about this!

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Dime A Dozen

EasyTree is back, only now it’s called dimeadozen.org. Eat that you scumbag lawyers! :)

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RIP EasyTree

EasyTree.org is history. The skinny: We’re very sorry having to tell you that we had to shut down EZT forever just a couple of minutes ago. We got a call from our provider, they had received a few letters from a … Continue reading

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Cheap Thrills?

The Cheapening of Music: When my friend said that he believed music has been cheapened, he was referring to the fact that music is now everywhere. It’s in your cellphone, on the web, on your microwave, TV, toys, etc. It’s … Continue reading

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Bob & Bobette

Bob Dylan has finally given permission to a Hollywood studio to make a film about his life: It is traditional in films spanning a lifetime for characters to be played by more than one actor, but rare for them to … Continue reading

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Rock School

As a kid I attended music school — for exactly one day. I mean music notation? Who needs that, right? :) Of course, in those days we didn’t have things like Rock School (see also). Will have to see this … Continue reading

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